vbindiff: Hexadecimal file display and comparison

DESCRIPTION

Visual Binary Diff (VBinDiff) displays files in hexadecimal and \s-1ASCII\s0 (or \s-1EBCDIC\s0). It can also display two files at once, and highlight the differences between them. Unlike diff, it works well with large files (up to 4 \s-1GB\s0).

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 Movement Keys
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 Up      Move one line (16 bytes) towards the beginning of the file
 Down    Move one line (16 bytes) towards the end of the file
 Left    Move one byte towards the beginning of the file
 Right   Move one byte towards the end of the file
 PageUp  Move one page towards the beginning of the file
 PageDn  Move one page towards the end of the file
 Home    Move to the beginning of the file
 End     Move to the end of the (shorter) file
 F       Search for a string or byte sequence
 G       Move to a specified file position

When displaying two files, both files move together. If bytes have been added or removed in one of the files, you can adjust the comparison by moving just one of the files. To move only the top file, press \*(C`T\*(C'. To move only the bottom file, press \*(C`B\*(C'. To return to moving both files, press the same key again. (The window at the bottom of the screen will indicate when you are moving only one file.)

Other Keys ---------- Enter Move to the next difference between the files Space (same as Enter) C Toggle between ASCII and EBCDIC display E Edit currently displayed section of file Esc Exit VBinDiff Q Exit VBinDiff

The \*(C`Enter\*(C' key will advance to the next difference between the files (after those already displayed on the screen). If there are no more differences, it moves to the end. The line editor is used to enter search strings and file positions. It uses the basic Emacs-style editing keys.

Keys ----------------- Ctrl-B, Left Move the cursor one character left Ctrl-F, Right Move the cursor one character right Ctrl-A, Home Move to the beginning of the line Ctrl-E, End Move to the end of the line Ctrl-P, Up Move up in input history Ctrl-N, Down Move down in input history Ctrl-H, Backspace Delete the character to the left Ctrl-D, Delete Delete the character under the cursor Ctrl-K Delete from cursor to end of line Insert Toggle between insert & overstrike mode Enter Finished entering text Esc Abort the operation You can press \*(C`E\*(C' to edit the current file. When displaying two files, this edits the one in the top window, unless you are in \*(L"move bottom\*(R" mode.

When editing, you can move the cursor around with the arrow keys. Use \s-1TAB\s0 to switch between entering hexadecimal or \s-1ASCII\s0 (or \s-1EBCDIC\s0) characters. Press the Esc key when you are done. You will be given the choice to save or discard your changes then.

If you are displaying two files, you can use the Enter key to copy a byte from the other file into the one you are editing.

You cannot scroll through the file while editing, although you can save your changes and then move to a different part of the file. Also, you cannot insert or delete bytes, only change them.

LICENSE

VBinDiff is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the \s-1GNU\s0 General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

VBinDiff is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but \s-1WITHOUT\s0 \s-1ANY\s0 \s-1WARRANTY\s0; without even the implied warranty of \s-1MERCHANTABILITY\s0 or \s-1FITNESS\s0 \s-1FOR\s0 A \s-1PARTICULAR\s0 \s-1PURPOSE\s0. See the \s-1GNU\s0 General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the \s-1GNU\s0 General Public License along with VBinDiff (see the file \s-1COPYING\s0); if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

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